| Installation guide for Fermi Linux v5.2.1 |
Pre-Installation Checklist
You'll need to acquire or know these
items before installing Fermi Linux on your system:
- Fermi Linux Install
floppy v5.2.1 from the PREP counter at FCC3W or from Yolanda at WH8NW. This
is a specially modified install floppy for Fermi Network Installations.
- The type of video card is in the
system including make, model and amount of memory.
- The type of ethernet card you have
including make and model.
- If you have an ISA PnP ethernet card
you will need to disable the PnP capability.
- Verify that the correct port (AUI,
BNC, or UTP) has been enabled, in case it isn't auto detected.
- The MAC (hardware) address of the
ethernet card. At Fermi you are required to know this number in order to
obtain an IP address from the DataComm group.
- Boot the machine to the
"Configure TCP/IP" screen. Then press Ctrl-Alt-F4. Approximately 4
lines from the bottom of the screen should be line that starts with the string
"<6>eth0:". Near the end of the line should be a string of 6
hexidecimal numbers separated by colons. This is the MAC address. Use this
number to request an IP address through the MISNET
online request form, http://miscomp.fnal.gov/misnet/.
- Obtain an IP address
from the DataComm Group. This generally
takes a day to get into the system.
- The network Netmask (supplied by
DataComm with the IP address).
- The network Default Gateway IP
address (supplied by DataComm with the IP address).
- A blank DOS formatted 1.44MB floppy to create a rescue boot disk.
Installation Instructions
Use the Tab/Alt-Tab keys to navigate
between elements. The <space> key selects/deselects items.
- Welcome to
Fermi Linux 5.2.1! [Return]
- Configure TCP/IP
- Enter the IP address, Netmask and
Default gateway address and hit "OK."
- Installation Path
[Install or Upgrade]
- Intstallation Class
- Select which workgroup this machine
will belong to. If you aren't part of a particular group
choose either "FermiStandAlone" or "CUSTOM."
- For more information, please read about what workgroups currently exist and how they work.
- SCSI Configuration
[Yes or No]
- This window will appear if you do not
have a PCI SCSI device. If you have an ISA SCSI device, select
"Yes" and choose the device from the list. Otherwise, select "No."
- Disk Setup
[Disk Druid]
- Current Disk Partitions
- You will need to create your disk
partitions. The following are suggested partitions and sizes. At a bare minimum you should create the /, /home and a swap partitions. The reason to create a separate /home partition is to ensure that if something bad should happen to your system (/) partition, your personal home area may not be affected. (Note: "Requested" and "Actual" numbers will vary and all partitions should be non-growable).
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Mount Point
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Device
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Requested
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Actual
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Type
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/
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/dev/hda1
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2000M
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2000M
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Linux Native
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/scratch
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/dev/hda5
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*the rest*
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*the rest*
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Linux Native
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/home
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/dev/hda6
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1000M
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1000M
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Linux Native
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swap
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/dev/hda7
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127M
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127M
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Linux Swap
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- To partition disks with Disk Druid:
- First, delete all existing
partitions.
- Use "Add" to create new
partitions. Enter its mount point, size and type.
- Repeat until all partitions are created.
- Hit "Ok" and
"Yes" on the Save Changes screen.
- If you have modified an extended
partition (i.e., /dev/hda5 or greater) then a reboot of the machine may be
necessary. Simply return to the top and perform the steps again. When it
comes time to put in the partition information, simply add the mount points to
the partitions that already exist.
- Partitions to Format
[select and Return]
- Install Log [Ok]
- The installation will proceed. This
takes about 30 minutes via the network and a progress bar will indicate the
amount of time left.
- Probing Results - mouse [Ok]
- Configure Mouse
[select and Return]
- If you have a 2 button mouse, select
Emulate 3-Button.
- PCI Probe - video [Ok]
- If the card cannot be determined, the
screen Choose a Card will appear. Select your card and hit Ok.
- Monitor Setup
[Generic Multisync, Ok]
- Screen Configuration
[Probe]
- Probing to begin
[Ok]
- If this fails, you will have to
select the following information by hand:
- Video Memory [select
and Ok]
- Clockchip Configuration
[None, Ok]
- Select Video Modes
[select and Ok]
- I recommend choosing at least
the highest resolution under the 16 bit color depth.
- Configure Timezone
[select and Ok]
- Do not select the "Hardware set
to GMT" option.
- Services [select
and Ok]
- Note: 1. Check autofs if you plan
on using the automounter.
- 2. Check ypbind if you plan
on using NIS maps from another machine.
- Root Password
[enter and Ok]
- Bootdisk [Yes]
- Bootdisk [Insert
disk and Ok]
- Lilo Installation
[Use default and Ok]
- Lilo Installation
- If you have an IDE drive over 8.4Gb
and you entered hda=C',255,63 at the LILO: command line above, you should add
this here, as well.
- Post Install -
Fermi products and special workgroup modifications are performed at this time.
This will take several minutes to complete.
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